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Smith, Susannah – Literacy, 2004
The reading experiences of six young successful boy readers were studied over a two-year period. In this article, their non-fiction reading is analysed and ways in which the boys make positive connections between masculinity and reading are identified. The boys' non-fiction reading centres on typical boy interest areas and hobbies (for example,…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Males, Masculinity, Foreign Countries